Taiwan Stamps : 1971, Taiwan stamps TW S79 Scott 1726-33 Chinese Folk Tale Stamps - Block of 4 with imprint - MNH-VF - (9T0G3) - (9T0G3)

Taiwan Stamps : 1971, Taiwan stamps TW S79 Scott 1726-33 Chinese Folk Tale Stamps - Block of 4 with imprint - MNH-VF : Continuing its preceding 1970 series, this new series of "Chinese Folk Tale Postage Stamps" used another eight of the Twenty-four Folk Tales of filial piety of various dynasties which were collected and compiled into a book during the Yuan dynasty. The eight stories illustrated on the stamps are as follows???0.10??????????????Yu Hsun (2255 B.C.) lived a good life of filial piety to his parents and love to his brother, though his father was evil, his mother was a gossipy woman, and his brother a juvenile delinquent. Heaven was moved so much by his exemplary life that elephants were sent to help him plow his rice field and birds were sent to pull up the weeds. Upon hearing of a man of such perfect filial piety. Emperor Yao (2357 B.C.) invited Yu Hsun to be emperor.0.10??????????????Tsai Hsun of the Former Han dynasty (206 B.C.-24 A.D.) was caught by bandits when picking mulberries in the countryside. Being asked why he put the mulberries in two separate baskets, he answered that the black mulberries (ripe ones) were food for his mother, while the red ones (not yet ripe) were for himself. Impressed with his filial piety, the bandit leader not only freed him, but also gave him some good and valuable gifts.0.10??????????????Tseng Sun, a disciple of Confucius 551`479 B.C.&, was away in the mountains collecting firewood, when a guest came to see his mother. She was so anxious, while waiting for his return to entertain the guest, that she bit through her fingers, thinking such an action would send a message to Tseng Sun. Almost instantly Tseng Sun received the message and felt severe pain in his heart. He returned home immediately.